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Katherine W. Herbst

Connecticut Children's Medical CenterORCID 0000-0001-8280-7227Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedMay 19, 2026

Comparison of a long-read amplicon sequencing approach to short-read amplicons for microbiome analysis

Brandon O’Sullivan, Katherine W. Herbst, Alexander H. Hogan…·Surender Khurana

This paper compares StrainID long-read amplicon sequencing to short-read amplicons for microbiome analysis, showing similar performance overall but better phylogenetic diversity and taxonomic classification in saliva samples.

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintApr 8, 2026

Mutations and predicted glycosylation patterns in respiratory syncytial virus isolates correlate with disease severity.

Morgan L. Hunte, Katherine W. Herbst, Ian C. Michelow, Steven M. Szczepanek

The paper analyzes RSV isolates to identify mutations and glycosylation patterns linked to disease severity in hospitalized infants.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.03.703626

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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